Firemark on House in Fairfield Square
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Firemark on House in Fairfield Square
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 24 Oct 2016
Fire insurance marks were metal plaques marked with the emblem of the insurance company which were affixed to the front of insured buildings as a guide to the insurance company's fire brigade. These identification marks were used in the eighteenth and nineteenth century in the days before municipal fire services were formed. This example (which I think is from the Royal Exchange Company) is affixed to one of the houses in The Square.
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Image Location
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53.475754
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-2.150476